SpotCrime Weekly Reads: COVID crime rate, insurrection arrests, private prisons

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POLICE CONDUCT

Honoring the fallen: 264 cops killed in line of duty in 2020 with COVID deaths top cause (WSET)

Former NYPD head calls for 9/11-style commission to investigate Capitol riot (The Hill)

Police prepare for possibility of protests at state Capitol this weekend (The CT Mirror)

Police departments across the U.S. open probes into whether their own members took part in the Capitol riot (WaPo) see also: 2 Virginia police officers face federal charges in Capitol riots (CBS News) see also: Houston police officer was part of mob that stormed the Capitol, HPD Chief Acevedo says (KHOU) 

The Police-Community Partnership: Civilian Oversight as an Evaluation Tool for Community Policing (Academia.edu)

Social workers to be sent to non-violent 911 calls for service in St. Pete (Fox 13 Tampa Bay)

Interim police chief says recent shooting of unarmed man was Modesto officer’s fourth fatality (California News Times)

CRIME RATE

Amazon Court Filing Includes Chilling Death Threats Published on Parler (Gizmodo)

Jaywalking and the Dilemma of ‘Victimless’ Crimes How much authority should governments have to protect people misbehaving in ways that are, in most cases, dangerous only to themselves? (Governing)

Crime Rates Dropped in 2020—Just as They Did in 1918 An economist looks at public safety during the Covid lockdowns and also at the time of Spanish Flu. (Wired)

2020 crime report: Seattle saw highest homicide number in 26 years; overall violent crimes lower (SeattlePI) see also: Homicides spike across Texas in 2020 regardless of police funding (Tyler Morning Telegraph) and also: Missouri saw deadliest year ever for gun violence in 2020, made worse by pandemic (St Louis Post Dispatch)

Man charged with shooting Portland federal courthouse attended Salem ‘Stop the Steal’ protest (OPB)

CRIM-TECH

Facial Recognition Technology Isn’t Good Just Because It’s Used to Arrest Neo-Nazis (Slate)

From facial recognition, to predictive technologies, big data policing is rife with technical, ethical and political landmines (Toronto Star)

The tech first responders really want- they want the devices they already have to work better (GCN.com)

Indianapolis neighborhoods scanning visitors' license plates (WLFI)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Asheville Police Department releases public transparency dashboard (AshevilleNC.gov)

Elgin Police Department Launches Transparency Site The new dashboard is intended to fulfill the crucial need for police to be transparent with community members. (Patch)

Interactive Shooting Dashboard Offers Neighborhood Information (PortlandOregon.gov)

Albany pays $14,000 to reverend in FOIL lawsuit (The Times Union)

When FOIA Goes to Court: 20 Years of Freedom of Information Act Litigation by News Organizations and Reporters (The FOIA Project)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

States with private prisons put more people in prison for longer (AcademicTimes.com)

New Laws In Ohio, Washington, D.C. Eliminate Barriers To Work With A Criminal Record (Forbes)

Michigan AG to set up online data bank that survivors of crime can use to keep their personal information secure. (The Mining Journal)

Judges On Race: The Power Of Discretion In Criminal Justice (Law360)

DUMB CRIMINAL OF THE WEEK 

DC protester arrested with 11 Molotov cocktails, several guns had list of 'good guys,' 'bad guys': DOJ (ABCNews)

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